Automatic beat detection

Or even just the ability to define the grid by user defined BPM

Adobe please include an automated beat counter/marker in Premiere Pro in the next update. I'd rather not have to shell out $100 to purchase someone's plug-in when I'm paying for Creative Cloud. 

FWIW: This thread was started about a year ago and has 28 upvotes, not much really, 2-ish a month. ?

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@efficient_person1243 I merged your post (and several others on the same topic) into this idea request. We are listening to customer's requests for this feature (and others) but I don't have any to share publicly on a possible release date. 

Unrelated, you mentioned "accessible color theory" in your last post. In v25.2, we did release an entirely new color management system for Premiere Pro. If you have questions or comments about that, please start a new thread in the Discussions section of the forum. New color management is a foundation upon which we are buiding on; stayed tuned. 

Regards,

Fergus

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There are genuinely enough forum posts about this topic going back maybe a decade? I can find them with upvotes, and huge comment chains as far back as 2012 at the earliest.

Why is this still an ongoing issue? Why is this difficult to create? Why does CapCut or DaVinci (Free, or one-time payment structured apps) have this capability?

There are no posts regarding this in 2025 so I'd love to bring this back up into Adobe attention since apparently we're still pushing way beyond AI usage when basic things like beat detection and ACCESIBLE COLOR THEORY are STILL not utilized by the developers. Good job Adobe here's another $600!

Dear Adobe Team,

I’d like to propose a native feature in Premiere Pro: automatic beat detection with marker placement directly on the audio clip or timeline.

Currently, many editors rely on third-party tools like BeatEdit to analyze audio tracks and generate beat markers.

This feature is essential for anyone editing music-driven content — such as trailers, music videos, reels, or commercial teasers — where rhythm and visual pacing must align with audio beats.

Why this is valuable:
Saves time: No need for manual tapping or syncing markers to the beat by hand.

Increases precision: Algorithms can detect subtle beats more consistently than humans.

Improves workflow: Built-in tools mean less dependency on external plugins and fewer compatibility issues.

Perfect for AI-driven editing: Future auto-editing features could use these beat markers for automated cut points.

Suggested Implementation:
Add a "Detect Beats" option in the right-click context menu on audio clips or in the timeline panel.

Allow customization: detect every beat, every second beat, or only strong beats.

Option to place markers on the clip or on the sequence timeline.

Ideally, integrate this feature into the Essential Sound panel or as part of the Audio Analysis tools.

Given how rhythmically timed editing is a massive part of modern video production, this feature would be a game-changer — and it feels like a natural next step for Premiere Pro.

Thank you for considering!

Oh great, while Adobe keeps blessing us with groundbreaking features like making the cursor blink differently or adding another shade of grey to the interface — how about we get something editors actually want? Like AI Beat Detect that automatically places markers on music. You know, a feature that would actually save hours instead of just looking cool in the update log. But yeah, let’s keep pretending rounded buttons were the real priority.

Just drop a adjustment layer over the footage > select adjustment layer > hit Play  > hit M for marker.